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Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain Hardcover – 1 Sep 2001

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  • Hardcover: 832 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 7 edition (1 Sept. 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 007072542X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0070725423
  • Product Dimensions: 16 x 6.4 x 23.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars 7 customer reviews
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,793,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description

Now updated with 30% new material: the ultimate resource for designers, engineers, and analyst working with calculations of loads and stress. This landmark reference continues its tradition of presenting equations and diagrams of structural properties--all in an easy-to-use, thumb-through format. New to this edition: expanded coverage of joints, bearing and shear stress, experimental stress analysis, and stress concentrations, plus material behavior coverage and stress and strain measurement. Now includes expanded tables and cases; improved notations and figures in the tables; consistent table and equation numbering; verification of correction factors. Features a solutions-based approach to quick calculations in structural element design and analysis.

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The Ultimate Roark's now includes--
* New material
* More tables and case studies
* Easier-to-read notations and figures
* More accessible layout
* Consistent table and equation numbering
* More on experimental stress analysis and stress concentrations
* New data on material behavior under stress and strain including appendix on composite materials
* Updated tables

With each succeeding edition, this renowned reference has proven itself as the be-all, end-all resource for designers, engineers, and analysts working with calculations of loads and stress. The Seventh Edition is no exception, as it carries on the book's tradition of presenting equations and diagrams of structural properties all in an easy-to-use, thumb-through format. Offering readability, the latest edition of Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain is truly the best Roark's yet, and the one reference that you'll turn to most, project after project, year after year.

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